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In which case, the Supreme Court invoked the doctrine of colourable legislation?

K.C. Gajapati Narayan Deo v. State of Orissa is a leading authority on colourable legislation. The doctrine examines whether a legislature has exceeded constitutional limits…

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In which case, the Supreme Court invoked the doctrine of colourable legislation?

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K.C. Gajapati Narayan Deo v. State of Orissa is a leading authority on colourable legislation. The doctrine examines whether a legislature has exceeded constitutional limits on its competence, even if its enactment takes an apparently permissible form.

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